Big Ten Network announces on air roster

BTN today revealed its game broadcast teams and studio talent for the 2013 football season. The network's football schedule will feature 47 games, extensive pre-game, halftime and post-game coverage on Saturdays and football-themed studio shows every weeknight.

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By Big Ten Network

Nebraska City News-Press - Nebraska City, NE

By Big Ten Network

Posted Jul. 18, 2013 at 10:32 AM
Updated Jul 18, 2013 at 10:34 AM

By Big Ten Network

Posted Jul. 18, 2013 at 10:32 AM
Updated Jul 18, 2013 at 10:34 AM

BTN today revealed its game broadcast teams and studio talent for the 2013 football season. The network's football schedule will feature 47 games, extensive pre-game, halftime and post-game coverage on Saturdays and football-themed studio shows every weeknight.

For the seventh straight year, Dave Revsine, Gerry DiNardo and Howard Griffith will anchor the network's game-day studio coverage on Big Ten Football Saturday, and will contribute to additional studio shows during the week.

This year's primary broadcast teams for BTN's football telecasts include Matt Devlin (play-by-play) and Glen Mason (analyst); Kevin Kugler (play-by-play) and Chuck Long (analyst);and Eric Collins (play-by-play)and Derek Rackley (analyst). Mason, Long and Rackley will also make frequent studio appearances.

Crouch is the 2001 Heisman Trophy winner from Nebraska. Denari currently does play-by-play for the Indiana Pacers and Indiana Fever. Miller, Michigan State alum and former NFL quarterback, is a regular contributor for NFL Network on Sirius/XM Radio. Burmeister, former Iowa quarterback, is currently a studio host and reporter for the NFL Network. Ray is a former Michigan defensive back and member of the 1997 National Championship team.

About BTN: A joint venture between the Big Ten Conference and Fox Networks, BTN is the first internationally distributed network dedicated to covering one of the premier collegiate conferences in the country. With more than 800 events, all in HD, the 24/7 network is the ultimate destination for Big Ten fans and alumni across the country, allowing them to see their favorite teams, regardless of where they live. BTN2Go is the 24/7 simulcast of BTN that delivers live and on-demand programming via the internet, smartphones and tablets to customers of participating video providers. Events include football, men's and women's basketball games; dozens of Big Ten Olympic sports and championship events; studio shows; and classic games. The network televises and streams more Olympic sporting events and women's sports than has ever been aired on any other network. Original programming highlights activities and accomplishments of some of the nation's finest universities. The groundbreaking Student U initiative provides real-world experience for students interested in careers in sports television. The network is in more than 52 million homes across the United States and Canada, including carriage by all the major video distributors, such as DIRECTV, DISH, Verizon FiOS, AT&T U-Verse, Charter Communications, Comcast Xfinity, Time Warner Cable, Cablevision, Cox Communications, Mediacom, RCN, WOW!, Rogers Cable, Shaw and Shaw Direct (Canada) and approximately 300 additional video providers across North America. For additional information, go to www.BTN.com.